Year 2000 marked the 300th year of the pianos existence, where talented musicians such as pop stars

Billy Joel and Jerry Lee Lewis, ja artist !a"e Bru#eck, and classical talents !iana $rall and %oshiko &kiyoshi whose musical efforts span almost e"ery 'enre, 'ot to'ether for a li"e performance in (ashin'ton !)*) &ll performed pieces on the music mar"el that is the 'rand piano, testifyin' to its central place in musical history) %he hall was filled with audience who shared the same interests in music wearin' tuxedo and #all 'own clapped their hands once the performance started to show their respects) +or the performers, they performed "ery well in their own class and style to show their appreciations to the audience for their continuous supports) ,t was a joyous and #eautiful cele#ration) &mon' the ener'etic son's that are performed durin' the cele#ration, the most attracted composition of the music was -.iano /an0 performed and composed #y Billy Joel himself) ,t is a classical rock n roll music #ecause the son' was first released in early 10s, where rock n roll style rulin' the world music durin' that era, pro#a#ly influenced #y the late 2l"is .resley) Billy Joel performed the son' alon'side with the #and sin'in' a#out the life of #ein' a pianist) ,t was played in excitin' mood and e"okes the emotion of the audience) %he son' itself tell us a#out the up and down in the life that we li"e and played in fast tempo) %he most attracted composition of the performance durin' the cele#ration was -(hole Lotta 3hakin 4oin 5n0 performed #y Jerry Lee Lewis) ,t was an ener'etic performance with rock n roll style showed in 'reat ener'y #y the performer to #rin' across the music) %he performer seems comforta#le with the technical demands of the music #y playin' the piano while sin'in' in tune) %he composition of music that like least was -,t (as a 6ery 4ood Year0 performed and composed #y %oshiko &kiyoshi herself) %he style of music is more into classic #ecause it sounds like old fashioned of music played durin' world war era) %he music played was not expressed the true meanin' re'ardin' to the son' title) %he expectation from the son' title was supposed to #e a joyous and happy music, #ut the music played makes the audience feel a little #it sad) ,t illustrate the world today is different from what has #een in the 'ood old days where the performer try to express her disappointment a#out the world today as compared to the past)

%he performance like least was -*ountry 4ardens0 performed #y 3tudent 2nsem#le) ,t sound unprofessional and there was no chemistry amon' the youn' pianists) %here was less sufficient ener'y to #rin' across the music while playin' in tune) %he performance seems not comforta#le with the technical demands of the music #ecause they were too youn' and less experience) &s a result, there was lack of communication amon' the performers) 5"erall it was a joyous and #eautiful performances, e"eryone seems to enjoy themsel"es durin' the cele#ration) ,t was a 'reat and new experience, the first thin' come in mind #efore the concert started was its just an ordinary performance #ut the result is different from expected) ,t was 'reat and ama in' performances) ,t is unlike the other concerts attended #efore #ecause of different atmosphere and types of music) ,t is hi'hly recommended concert for those who lo"e music, as for those who attend the concert surely they would 'o a'ain #y chances)